McBride & Robson Valley / Full trip pack
Paradise Ridge
- Round trip
- 16 km
- Elevation gain
- Not established The source lists 1258 m with the destination approach. The stored distance includes a calculated return, but climbing on that return has not been separately established.
- Walking time
- 6 to 8 hours
- Difficulty
- Hard There and Back
calculated return to Paradise Ridge from the published 8 km approach
Access and trail reports
Numerous fallen trees
An August 17,2026 report from a local contributor says the trail had not been cleared that year and describes at least 30 fallen trees.
Reported 2026-08-17 · checked 2026-10-17 · Caledonia Ramblers
Fallen trees reported
A McBride contributor reported that the trail had not been cleared that year and visitors should expect numerous fallen trees.
Reported 2026-08-17 · checked 2026-10-17 · Caledonia Ramblers
Reports describe the cited dates. An expected reopening date does not establish reopened access.
Ridge and Mount Munroe are separate objectives; detailed route description absent.
1. Getting there and parking
From Highway 16 east of McBride, turn onto Mountainview Road and continue approximately 12.6 km to the roadside pullout and trail access. Confirm the signed start locally and park fully clear of the road; this approach is different from driving up McBride Peak Forest Service Road.
- Turn from Highway 16 onto Mountainview Road just east of McBride.
- Follow Mountainview Road for about 12.6 km to the roadside pullout and Paradise trail entrance.
Parking: The club places a roadside pullout on the right approximately 12.6 km along Mountainview Road from its Highway 16 junction east of McBride.
Drive from Prince George: 223 km · approximately 202 minutes. Estimate; allow for road conditions and stops.
Modeled one-way driving time from Prince George City Hall, using mapped road speeds. Forest-road sections can take substantially longer: surface, clearance, radio procedures, gates, washouts, plowing, and legal access are not verified by the router. No live traffic or invented forest-road multiplier is included. Allow extra time and check the dated access notes.
2. Walking the route
Climb the steep switchback route from near the valley floor toward Paradise Ridge. The local tourism description gives about 7.9–8 km one way and roughly 1,258 m of ascent to the ridge. Mount Monroe is a further approximately 2.3 km along the higher route, with total ascent rising to around 1,520 m; that extension should not use the shorter ridge outing’s figures. Return along the same steep approach and allow a full day. An August 17, 2026 local report says the trail had not been cleared that year and at least about 30 fallen trees remained, so travel may be substantially slower than the base distance suggests.
- Climb the forest switchbacks from near the valley floor toward Paradise Ridge.
- The tourism description reaches the ridge after about 7.9 km and 1,258 m of climbing. Mount Monroe requires roughly another 2.3 km beyond the ridge.
The return
Return by the same trail. The ridge outing is approximately 15.8–16 km return; reaching Mount Monroe makes it approximately 20.4 km. The club’s August 17, 2026 report warned of at least 30 fallen trees, so its time estimate is not a current pace guarantee.
3. Route map
Government reference trail
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. · Line source · Open Government Licence – British Columbia
Partial elevation profile
Partial elevation profile
This chart covers only part of the route. It does not establish the full hike or a return journey.
6.82 km along source section 1 of 1, in its mapped direction.
Approximate 90 m terrain model along this mapped section. Separate sections are not joined. This chart does not measure total trail ascent or establish current access; use the guide’s published outing measurements.
Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Government Licence – British Columbia
Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://delivery.maps.gov.bc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/whse/bcgw_pub_whse_forest_tenure/MapServer/9. Sampled and rounded for display.
Source: https://open-meteo.com/en/licence
Licence: CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Government Licence – British Columbia linework · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Profile source checked: 2026-10-18
Published locations
Numbered points match the map. Use the role beside each point. A summit or park reference point is not a parking location.
| Place and role | Coordinates | Source and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Paradise Ridge source-published trailhead / parking waypoint | 53.380615 -120.253429 | Embedded trip-map feature 'Trailhead': point [-120.253429, 53.380615].
Named access waypoint extracted from the original public trip map. Current road/parking conditions and legal access still require checking. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/paradise-ridge-in-mcbride-bc/ |
| 1. Trail access trail access | 53.380615 -120.253429 | Named point on source trip map; position and feature type retained as factual observations. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/paradise-ridge-in-mcbride-bc/ |
| 2. Recorded viewpoint viewpoint | 53.402931 -120.210772 | Named point on source trip map; position and feature type retained as factual observations. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/paradise-ridge-in-mcbride-bc/ |
5. Camping, facilities and seasons
Season and access
Upper snow and mountain weather affect the ridge and Monroe extension independently of the lower road. The dated 2026 blowdown report is a reason to allow extra time and seek a newer condition update before committing to the summit extension.
Practical details checked 2026-10-17.
Measurement notes
8 km to Paradise Ridge, 10.2 to Mt Munroe
1258 m to Paradise Ridge, 1520 to Mt Munroe
Paradise Ridge: 8 km; source does not state return basis; 1258 m source gain. The complete outing is represented in the named route options.
Mount Munroe: 10.2 km; source does not state return basis; 1520 m source gain. The complete outing is represented in the named route options.
Mount Munroe extension: 20.4 km; return; 10.2 km one way; 1520 m source gain. The complete outing is represented in the named route options.
Source comparison: Paradise Ridge; 16 km; 1258 m ascent; 6–8 hours published for the route duration; calculated return; published approach to ridge is 8 km scope. This is another description of the main outing, a duplicate endpoint, an unscoped source claim, or a related facility.
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